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Remote Work Canvas

In recent weeks, and most likely in the upcoming months, many organizations are finding themselves in the precarious situation of transitioning their entire staff to working remotely.

Many understand that a successful transition requires more than just making sure that their IT stack functions properly and staff can access the tools and data they need to do their jobs. Working well remotely also means working in a completely different context and collaborating in different ways.

Beyond a knowledge challenge, it’s a far greater behavioral challenge. 10 minutes of googling will turn up lots of good resources on how to work well remotely. But without creating the time and space for “meaning-making” much of their value will be lost. We need to think through “what does this mean for me, in my unique context?” and “how might I implement this piece of advice?” for their value to be realized.

I created a simple, remote-friendly, tool/exercise to help facilitate individual meaning-making reflection and peer dialogue around this challenging transition, and I’m making it publicly available below: